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Victoria Johnson
present tense
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Language - Spanish
12th Grade
01/10/2008

Additional Language - Spanish Flashcards

 


 

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Term

Present tense verbs

-ar endings

yo-o

tu-as

el/ella-a

nosotros-amos

ellos-an

Definition
ar present tense endings
Term

Present tense -er endings

Yo-o

tu-es

el/ella-e

nosotros-emos

ellos-en

Definition
present tense -er endings
Term

Present tense -ir endings

yo-o

tu-es

el/ella-e

nosotros-imos

ellos-en

Definition
Present tense -ir endings
Term

The subject pronoun is used to clarify or emphasize who the subject is...

EX. Comes canre? [ Do you eat meat?]

A veces. Tu nunca comes carne, verdad?

[sometimes, you never eat meat, right?]

Definition
example
Term
In the present tense some verbs have stem changes in all but their nosotros and vosotros forms, and regular endings.
Definition
info
Term

Probar [o -> ue]

yo-pruebo

tu-pruebas

el/ella- prueba

nosotros-probamos

ellos-prueban

Definition
probar
Term

Prefirir [e -> ie]

yo-prefiero

tu- prefieres

el/ella-prefiere

nosotros-preferimos

ellos-prefieron

Definition
prefirir
Term

verbs with o -> ue spelling changes

Poder

dormir

almorzar

volver

Definition
o -> ue
Term

u -> ue changes

jugar

Definition
u -> ue
Term

i -> ie spelling changes

pensar

empezar

querir

Definition
i -> ie
Term

Servir-present tense e ->  ie and ireegular verb

yo-sirvo

tu-sirves

el/ella-sirve

nosotros- servimos

ellos-sirven

Definition
servir
Term

Pedir

pido

pides

pide

pedimos

piden

Definition
pedir
Term

irregular present tense yo forms

poner-pongo

salir-salgo

traer-traigo

saber-se

venir-vengo

tener-tengo

Definition
irregular present tense yo forms
Term

Examples using o -> ue

 Preubes el pollo? [Did you try the chicken?]

Definition
Term

example

saber

Sabes donde esta el colegio?

[do you know where the school is?]

Definition
saber example
Term

conocer example

Conoces el centro comercial?

Definition
example conocer
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*** Remember to form the present tense by replacing the -ar,-er,-ir endings with the appropriate ending for each subject.
Definition
Remember
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** Remember that some verbs have a stem change in the present tense[o -> ue, u -> ue, and e -> ie]. The nosotros has no stem changes.
Definition
Remember 2
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***Remember that in the present tense, pedir and servir change the letter e to i in all forms except nosotros and vosotros. The verbs salir, poner, hacer, traer, saber, venir, and tener have an irregular "yo" form.
Definition
Remember 3
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